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TALL NETTLES by PHILIP EDWARD THOMAS

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First Line: TALL NETTLES COVER UP, AS THEY HAVE DONE
Last Line: EXCEPT TO PROVE THE SWEETNESS OF A SHOWER.
Subject(s): FARM LIFE; AGRICULTURE; FARMERS;
Tall nettles cover up, as they have done
These many springs, the rusty harrow, the plough
Long worn out, and the roller made of stone:
Only the elm butt tops the nettles now.

This corner of the farmyard I like most:
As well as any bloom upon a flower
I like the dust on the nettles, never lost
Except to prove the sweetness of a shower.



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